1861 Deaths

All individuals resided and died in Muhlenberg unless otherwise specified. Death dates without a year listed occurred in 1861.

Name of Deceased Age Sex Single, Married, Widowed? Date of Death Cause of Death Place of Birth Names of Parents Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Kentucky
Muhlenberg County Sct.
I Tho. J. Jones clerk of the Muhlenberg County Court do certify that the above is a true copy of the Deaths returned by the Aßeßor [Assessor] for the County of Muhlenberg for the year 1862.
This 4th July 1862.
Tho. J. Jones Clk.

O.P. Fulkerson1 33 M W 22 August Consumption Ohio Co. Adam & Mary Fulkerson NJ VA
Rebecca Daniels 32 F S September Pneumonia VA Royal & E. Daniel VA VA
E. Hughes2 40 M W 1 July Diarrhea Muhlenberg Jesse & Fanny Hughes KY ”
W.L. Craig 14 months ” S 4 September Erecipoles[?] ” C.C. & L. Craig ” KY
James Patterson 46 M M 5 August Consumption ” Rebecca & Jonathan Patterson ” ”
Moses3 60 ” August ” ” ” ”
Dick3 33 ” ”
Sarah L. Pace 2½ F S September ”
Jennie3 12 ” March 1861 killed by tree
Sally Vincent 45 ” M 16 March Consumption KY William & E. Shelton VA VA
Will Mercer 13 months M S 26 July Flux ” Martin R. & Catharine Mercer KY TN
Henry(?) Spears 73 ” W 25 September Consumption NC B. & Susan Herring[?] NC NC
Ema3 25 F 2 March Typhoid Fever Muhlenberg
Elizabeth Oates 9 ” S 21 August Flux ” Wyatt & Mary Oates KY KY
Jeße [Jesse] Lee 6 M ” 3 July ” ” Stanford & Fanny Lee NC TN
Jesse Lee2 77 ” M 27 March old age NC unknown ” NC
Hattie(?) Lee 53 F W 14 July Flux ” ” ” ”
Breckenridge Putman 8 months M S 18 July Croup KY J.M. & Lucy Putman TN KY
J.H. Lee 9 ” ” 3 July Flux ” Wm. & M.J. Lee NC NC
Eliza J. Lee 4 F ” 23 June ” ” ” ” ”
J.H. Clark 1 M ” 13 January ” ” James & M. Clark KY KY
Andrew B. Jenkins 18 months ” ” 5 July ” ” A.M. & S. Jenkins ” ”
Victoria A. Johnson 6 months F ” 2 February Croup ” J.W. & P.A. Johnson ” ”
Christina Jenkins 49 ” M 14 December Consumption ” John & C. Gates NC NC
Thos. J. Jenkins 21 M S 9 December Typhoid Fever ” Henry & C. Jenkins KY KY
Eliza3 5 months F December Burned to death ”
Danl. Jackson 74 M W 15 March Consumption VA P. & Martha Jackson VA VA
William Mason4 18 M S 30 December Measles TN E.A. & Nancy Mason TN TN
Elizabeth S. Oters 4 months F ” 8 November diphtheria KY Joseph & Mary Oters NC NC
no name 10 days ” ” 10 July unknown ” Jno. & Mary Penrod KY KY
Lucy M. Kirtley 3 ” ” 10 November dyspepsia ” Zilman & Mary A. Wood[?] ” ”
S.W. Haiker[?] 6 months M 11 November Typhoid ” Jerry & Nancy J. Newman(?) ” ”
George3 35 ” December ” ” ”[?] ” ”
no name 12 months F 18 May 1860 unknown ” Martha & H. Clark ” ”
D.K. Hay5 20 M ” December Typhoid Fever ” W.S. & J.R. Hay ” ”
John3 14 ” May Dropsy of heart
Elvira3 16 F August Consumption
Jno. M. Bransford2 51 M M[?] April 17 ” VA A. & Mary Bransford NC KY
no name 2 weeks F S November Croup KY Frederick & E. Graddy KY KY
Amanda L. Reno 20 F S April unknown ” L.R. & E. Reno VA VA
Charles F. Wing6 82 M M 27 September old age MA Barnibus & Jane E. Wing VA VA

Notes:

  1. Occupation: Mechanic; Residence: Ohio Co.; Place of Death Ohio Co.
  2. Occupation: Farmer
  3. Race: Black
  4. Occupation: Soldier; Place of Death: Nashville, TN
  5. Occupation: Soldier; Place of Death: Bowling Green, KY
  6. Place of Death: Greenville, KY

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